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Origin of red blood cell slippers in confined geometries

DOI zum Zitieren der Version auf EPub Bayreuth: https://doi.org/10.15495/EPub_UBT_00009183
URN to cite this document: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-9183-1

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Becic, Berin ; Graessel, Katharina ; Gekle, Stephan:
Origin of red blood cell slippers in confined geometries.
In: Physical Review Fluids. Vol. 10 (2025) . - L061101.
ISSN 2469-990X
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.L061101

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Abstract

One of the most intriguing characteristics of red blood cells is their ability to form asymmetric, rotating slipper states even in symmetric channel flows. Here we argue that the common association of these slipper states with the well-understood tank-treading in shear flow is incomplete. We use boundary-integral simulations for a systematic decomposition of the channel flow field into linear shear and quadratic curvature components. Our findings show that a fore-aft asymmetry induced by flow curvature is a plausible mechanism behind the formation of slipper shapes.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 500 Natural sciences
500 Science > 530 Physics
Institutions of the University: Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science
Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics
Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids
Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids > Professor Theoretical Physics VI - Simulation and Modelling of Biofluids - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Gekle
Language: English
Originates at UBT: Yes
URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-9183-1
Date Deposited: 11 May 2026 12:23
Last Modified: 11 May 2026 12:23
URI: https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/9183

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